The Boy Next Door

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I wanna come home, Claire.

Let me come home.

- Please.

- Just get out.

Get out!

Don't tell me Dad's not coming back.

Don't tell me that.

Kevin, wait. Kevin?

Claire.

I love you like a sister,

but you have got to

get those divorce papers signed

and move on.

It's been nine months.

What? Are you having

second thoughts?

I'm having dinner.

With Garrett?

Oh, you p*ssy!

It's for Kevin's birthday.

Honestly, Vicky, sometimes I

think you're rooting against us.

Who's "us"?

You and me, or you and him,

because I kinda

thought that was done.

He's the father of my kid.

Who cheats with the secretary

every time he goes

to the home office.

Brings a whole new meaning

to "the San Francisco Treat."

Not funny.

He said she smelt like chocolate

chip cookies.

Goodbye.

I'm just quoting his email.

You don't have to! Okay?

Because it's burned in my mind.

Forever.

And for your information,

he doesn't go to San Francisco anymore.

So, stop bringing it up.

It's not fair.

Ta-da!

Make a wish.

Happy birthday!

You made that?

Of course!

Come on. I've been

waiting all day.

I want you to see this.

Okay.

I'll help you.

One, two, three!

Ta-da!

Oh, my God! Dad!

Huh?

It's like a high-powered

gaming tower

with an arctic cooler.

And you made this?

Three weekends in a row.

Triple processor.

Dad, thank you so much.

Let's do cake.

What are you guys

doing for Labor Day?

I don't know. Why?

I thought we'd go camping

like the old days.

Mom, too? GARRETT: Yeah, of course.

That's what I was thinking.

Oh, it will be a lot of fun.

We could catch fish,

and, Mom, you could cook it.

Yeah, that sounds

like a lot of fun.

Please?

Look at you, you got schmutz everywhere.

Go clean up.

Okay. All right,

be right back.

Come on, what do you say?

Um...

When were you thinking of going?

I get back from a business trip

the Thursday before Labor Day.

Business trip?

Yep. Get back

Thursday night,

we'll leave, three days.

Where?

That old cabin we used to

go to at Mammoth Lakes.

That sounds great!

No, I meant where

is your business trip?

Let me guess. San Francisco?

It's work.

It's not what you think.

Does she still work there?

Claire, it doesn't matter.

No, I guess it doesn't matter.

Mom?

Yeah?

So, you coming or not?

Mmm. You know what?

That's the weekend

before school starts.

So, you know,

you guys should just keep it a guy trip.

You'll have a blast.

Okay.

Okay.

Kevin!

Honey, we gotta go.

Kevin!

I know.

Mom, the door is jammed.

Mom, look,

can we just forget it?

Because I don't wanna

see another doctor, okay?

He's not gonna tell you

anything any different.

He is the best allergist

in the Valley, okay?

We're going.

You know what?

I'll lift the door,

you pull the cord.

Okay. Okay.

Okay, you ready, Mom?

- Just pull it up!

- It's too heavy.

It's too heavy.

Pull it up, baby.

I got it.

I can fix that

for you if you want.

And you are?

My nephew.

Oh, hey, Mr. Sandborn.

Noah. I'm staying

next door with my uncle.

Claire.

He's here to help me

when I get the, uh,

bone marrow transport.

Right.

"Transplant," Uncle Bob.

"Transplant."

Oh, yeah.

He's got a real knack

for fixing things.

I can, uh,

take a look at this real quick.

Hey, how you doing?

I'm Noah.

Kevin. Yeah. Um...

I don't know what the issue is.

It might be

off the track, but...

Nah. Actually,

it's the clutch.

We can get another one at the

hardware store if you want.

You wanna go? Come on.

Well, you know,

we actually had somewhere to be,

but now that

we're gonna be late...

Mom?

Okay.

Go ahead.

Cool.

All right.

It was nice meeting you. You, too.

Uncle Bob?

Are you gonna be okay?

Yeah, sure, I'm fine.

Look at me.

- Hey. Love you.

- Love you, too.

His parents died last year.

I'm all he's got now

in the way of family.

He seems like a nice boy.

Yeah, he is.

You up for some coffee?

Yeah, sure. Sure.

Come on.

So, the entire time,

it was the clutch.

Mm-hmm.

How old are you, anyway?

Almost 20.

But you're not from around here.

No. San Bernardino.

My uncle, actually,

my great-uncle, uh,

he needed help,

I needed a change,

so I figured I'd go

back to school here.

You mean college?

There was this, uh...

Accident.

So, I lost some time.

So, I'm gonna finish up

at Monroe High.

That's where I go.

My mom teaches there, actually.

She seems way too cool

to be a teacher.

She is cool.

For a mom.

Okay. We got everything.

Good to go?

Yeah, let's go.

Okay.

Here you go, sir.

Thank you.

Whoa.

Can you, uh, pay for this?

What?

Uh...

Look,

that's Allie Callahan, okay?

She's the most

beautiful girl in school

and I just can't think when I'm around her.

So, just, can you...

I don't know.

I hate to tell you this,

but she's already seen you.

Just go on and talk to her.

And say what?

Just tell her,

"Here are some garage parts.

How much?"

Go!

Wow. Very funny. Yeah.

Come on.

Thank you.

You want me to fail.

Hi.

Hi, Kevin.

Hi, Allie. Um, I didn't

know you worked here.

My dad's making

my brother and me

do split shifts

to earn gas money.

It could be worse.

If you didn't have a brother,

you'd be working full time.

Noah Sandborn.

Allie. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

I'm friends with Kevin here.

I'm gonna go look around.

Okay, sure.

So, you're having a good day?

Yeah.

Great.

How about you?

Actually...

Hey, check it out.

Look who it is! Whiz!

Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Okay, okay!

- Jason! Guys!

- Did you pee-pee?

Oh, what is this, huh?

Come on.

Is this your EpiPen?

Your little penis purse?

You guys, stop it!

Get out of the store!

The kid still pisses the bed.

All three of you, get out!

Okay, all right, fine, fine.

- See you later, Whizzy.

- Stay away from liquids.

Hey, Noah, are you ready to go?

Uh, Allie, how much

is this gonna be?

I'll ring it up.

Clutch is in.

We're all good.

You thirsty?

Yeah.

Thanks for fixing the door.

And for including him.

Hey, there was this kid

at the hardware store

giving him a hard time.

Jason Zimmer?

Um, skater kid, red hair,

permanently dumb look

on his face?

That would be the one.

Kept on calling him "The Whiz."

He actually had an incident

a couple of years ago

on a playground

where he got stung by a bee,

and his throat swelled up

and he panicked

and lost control.

Whiz.

Whiz.

Oh, man.

Kids can be cruel.

Especially kids like Jason Zimmer.

But, please,

don't tell him I told you.

He'd be mortified.

You can trust me.

Anyways, uh, you're all set.

- This is very exciting.

- Very exciting moment.

It works!

Thank you.

I'm gonna take off

this cover real quick.

- Put it over there.

- On the ground?

Uh, wherever.

Just set it down, doesn't matter.

Set it down?

Yeah.

All right, now this

bad boy right here

is the alternator.

You know what this does?

No.

It charges the battery.

So, I'm gonna

do one piece of it,

you're gonna do the other, all right?

All right.

- All right?

- Yeah.

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